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G. L. MOREHOUSE.

(N9 Model.)

BREAST PAD.

Patented Sept. 22, 1885.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS;

N Pncns. mwumo m Wilmington ma ATENT FFICE.

B REAST-PA D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,915, dated September 22, 1885.

(X0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. MORE- HOUSE, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Breast-Pad, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide new and improved breastpads, which fit well and snugly on the natural breast, do not cause pain or inconvenience, and give the body a fine appearance and an elegant shape.

The invention consists in a hollow rubber breastpad having a nipple in its front and a nipple-recess in the back, which back is shaped to fit well against the natural breast, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of one of my improved breast-pads and the mold for making it. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of atrimmed pad. Fig. 3 shows two pads united. I

The breastpad A, made of rubber, is hollow and filled with air, which is not com pressed. The seams and joints of the pad are closed absolutely tight to prevent any leakage of air. The front of the pad is shaped the same as the front of the breast of awell-developed woman, the front of the pad being provided with the nipple B. The back of the pad is formed to fit on the breast of awoman,

and is pro vided with anipp1e,O, projecting into the hollow of the pad and serving as a receptacle for the nipple on the natural breast.

The pad fits snugly on the natural breast,

and has about the same elasticity as the nat- The pads can be worn detached or united.

and in the latter case they are provided with side wings, F, which are laced together, and to the top and bottom of each pad a strap, G, is secured, which strap is also secured to a belt, H. The bands G are passed over the shoulders and the belt closed for the purpose of holding the pads in place on the breasts.

Havingthus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As an improved article of manufacture, the hollow rubber breast-pad A, provided with the nipple B on its front and having its back portion concaved to fit upon a female breast, and provided with the iniperforate recess 0, to receive the nipple, as set forth.

CHARLES L. MOREHOUSE.

\Vitnesses:

OSCAR F. GUNZ, O. SnDewIoK. 

